St Vincents Private Hospitals

Biography

A/Prof Craig Taylor is a highly experienced Upper Gastrointestinal, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeon with more than 20 years' consultant-level experience and over 10,000 surgical procedures performed. He specialises in advanced minimally invasive surgery, particularly complex reflux and hiatal hernia repair, corrective and revisional bariatric surgery, and abdominal wall hernia reconstruction.

He is Head of Gastrointestinal Surgery at the Mater Hospital, Sydney, Senior Consultant Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon at Concord Repatriation General Hospital, and Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He consults in Crows Nest and Bella Vista, Sydney, and conducts regular outreach clinics in Tamworth.

Having performed more than 1,000 hiatal hernia repairs, A/Prof Taylor has extensive experience managing gastro-oesophageal reflux, large and recurrent hiatal hernias, para-oesophageal hernias and failed fundoplication. He has developed refinements to laparoscopic hiatal reconstruction and antireflux surgery, emphasising restoration of normal anatomy and physiological function to achieve effective reflux control while minimising swallowing difficulties and gas-bloat symptoms.

He has also performed more than 2,500 revisional bariatric procedures, treating complications and unsatisfactory outcomes following previous weight loss surgery, including weight regain, severe reflux, swallowing difficulties, chronic abdominal pain and nutritional complications.
His additional expertise includes complex abdominal hernia repair and advanced laparoscopic and robotic abdominal wall reconstruction.

Following specialist surgical training, A/Prof Taylor completed three years of advanced Upper Gastrointestinal and Bariatric Surgery fellowships in Australia, France and the United States. He actively trains Australian and international surgeons through fellowship programmes and advanced surgical masterclasses at Concord and the Mater.

He has authored more than 25 peer-reviewed scientific publications and regularly presents at national and international surgical conferences, reflecting his longstanding commitment to surgical research, education and improving patient outcomes.